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So, it is in fact used that way sometimes then. I have no argument, just an observation that for six decades I've always taken multiplier to possibly mean any

by defrost 6mo ago

So, it is in fact used that way sometimes then. I have no argument, just an observation that for six decades I've always taken multiplier to possibly mean any positive, negative, or zero value, rational or irrational, etc.

SideburnsOfDoom 6mo ago
> So, it is in fact used that way sometimes then. No, and that's the point of using a different word "submultiple". > I've always taken multiplier "a multiple of" is not the same thing as "multiplier". Or "submultiple" either. Different words have different meanings. So not relevant. > to possibly mean any positive, negative, or zero value, rational or irrational, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple multiple, noun: the product of a quantity by an integer. So no.